Nine suspects aged between 20 and 56 are scheduled to appear before the Edenvale Magistrate’s Court on Thursday (today) following their arrest for the illegal possession and dealing of precious metals. On Friday, 4 September 2026, members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) received intelligence regarding a foreign
A 23-year-old scholar transport driver, Ayanda Dludla, has been granted bail of R3,000 by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. He faces 14 counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder, as well as charges of operating a motor vehicle without a certificate of fitness, driving without a professional driving
Lekompo musician Lehlogonolo Katlego “Shebe Maburna” Chauke’s third bail application has been postponed in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court after he appointed a new legal team. The National Prosecuting Authority said the new lawyers need time to familiarise themselves with the case. Chauke remains in custody facing 21 charges, including four
Three senior South African Police Service generals linked to the controversial Medicare24 tender have returned to work while internal disciplinary processes continue. Lieutenant General Lineo Nkhuoa, who was formerly the acting Deputy National Commissioner for Support Services and Divisional Commissioner for Human Resource Management, has been placed temporarily in the
Businessman Stuart Scharnick has been granted R5,000 bail by the Randburg Magistrates’ Court, but he may not be released immediately because of a separate firearms-related case in Pietermaritzburg. Scharnick’s lawyer welcomed the Randburg court’s judgement, describing it as rational and arguing that bail should not have been opposed by the
The funeral of 20-year-old Tshepang Nyathi is underway in Refilwe, Cullinan, east of Pretoria, today, Wednesday following his fatal stabbing during Spring Day celebrations last week. Nyathi was allegedly stabbed on 1 September after a group of young people celebrating Spring Day splashed water on passing pedestrians. Police said an
A manhunt is underway after two security guards were brutally killed during a failed cash-in-transit heist in Mamelodi East on Monday. Following the attack, the Security Personnel Party of South Africa (SPPSA) has put forward a R200,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
Tensions flared in the Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape special sitting yesterday as alleged mastermind Mzukisi Ndamase fiercely cross-examined his co-accused, Bonga Hintsa, exposing what he claimed were glaring contradictions in the state’s case. Ndamase, who is legally representing himself, put Hintsa under intense pressure. He pointedly challenged
JOHANNESBURG: Businessman Stuart Scharnick faced intense cross-examination as the State prosecutor grilled him over multiple residential addresses appearing in sworn statements and official documents during his bail application in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The State’s questioning focused on whether addresses Scharnick had provided in different matters accurately reflected where he
Correctional Services National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale (right) says the second escape of convicted robber Edward Khomotso Madiba (left) from Rooigrond Maximum Correctional Centre may have involved help from inside the prison. Madiba escaped on Sunday, 6 September, after allegedly cutting through the burglar-bar door of his single cell. He is
